She was called to marry a warlord. They did not know she would become his equal.
Before the thrones, before the blood and the black crown, there was a journey—a girl called to wed a man the world feared. At the edge of the known kingdoms lies a broken and storm-bitten region known as the Hollow Coast. Its seat is Ravaryn, a keep carved from obsidian and shadow, where war banners never fall and silence is more dangerous than song.
This is the world Leila Morana enters. And it is already ruled by a man named Drazan Virel.
Ravaryn Hold — The Warlord’s Keep
Ravaryn is no cradle of peace. It was seized in blood and held by fire—claimed by Drazan during his brutal rise to power. Built atop ancient stone and deeper secrets still, the keep became a symbol of dread and dominion, a stronghold from which the warlord cast his gaze over the Hollow Coast and made it his.
The people do not whisper his name with affection. They speak it with fear. And yet it is into this keep that Leila is brought—not as a prisoner, but as a bride.
She arrives knowing nothing of the forces that sleep beneath the stone. Nothing of the godless altars, the waiting armies, or the man who does not believe in softness. Only that this is her future.
The Hollow Coast — Drazan’s Kingdom, Not Yet Hers
Spanning jagged cliffs and coastal ruins, the Hollow Coast is a land once lost to infighting and neglect. It was Drazan who unified it—by blade, by conquest, by sheer force of will. His law is the only one that holds here. From salt-bitten villages to forgotten shrines, the people survive because he demands it. He made a kingdom of ruin.
But kingdoms can change. And Leila is not content to watch.
She begins as a wife. She becomes something else. And soon, the coast will learn that the warlord’s bride is no gentle thing.
A World at the Edge of Becoming
This is the beginning of The Hollow Queen. Not of a reign—but of a transformation. Ravaryn may belong to Drazan, and the Hollow Coast may kneel to his rule, but Leila does not come to kneel. She comes to understand, to unravel, and to rise.
And when she does, even the stones of Ravaryn will bear her mark.
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